Basudev (1984)

Original title

बासुदेव

Directed by

Neer Shah

Genre

drama, family

Country

Nepal

Runtime

2h 18m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man faces conflicts in his personal life and community in rural Nepal. The story follows his struggles with relationships and social expectations.

dramaticsentimentalearnestfolk-tingedslow-pacednostalgicmelancholicgroundedmelodramatic

What happens

Basudev is a 1984 Nepali language film, adapted from Dhruba Chandra Gautam's Kattel Sarko Chotpatak by Neer Shah in his directorial debut. The film starred Harihar Sharma as the eponymous character, with Shakuntala Sharma, Subhadra Adhikari, Krishna Malla, Sharmila Malla and director Shah himself in supporting roles, while Madan Krishna Shrestha and Hari Bansha Acharya were credited as guest actors. While the film was a critical and commercial success, it was criticised by some for its departure from the source material; Dhruba Chandra Gautam expressed disappointment at the film for being markedly different from the script he had written for the film. Neer Shah has conceded that various artistic compromises were made for commercial reasons which he came to regret later on. He is said to be actively planning a remake. The film was produced by industrialist Binod Chaudhary. The film's musical score was composed by veteran musician Ranjit Gazmer. It was the debut film of comedian and actor Rajaram Paudel. The song Yatri from the film, adapted from the eponymous poem by Nepali poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota, was highly acclaimed upon its release and remains popular. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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